Matt Traldi

Founder and CEO, Greenlight; co-founder, @IndivisibleTeam

[Leah Greenberg says NO KINGS ❌👑 @Leahgreenb]

I'm not saying it's 2017 but I am saying in the last 24 hours I have heard of three different Indivisible groups in different parts of the country who hosted in-person meetings and ran out of space when hundreds of new people showed up

[Natalie Montelongo @natimontelongo]

The people I love the best are organizers

[Matt Traldi @matt_traldi]

Good reminder for anyone considering a third party vote

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

I have a confession and a plea to folks who are flirting with voting Jill Stein.

When I was a 20 year old college student in 2000, I voted for Ralph Nader instead of Al Gore. I loved the progressive message Nader offered, and Bush and Gore seemed kinda the same to someone who was paying peripheral attention.

I've regretted that vote for my entire adult life.

Ultimately, George Bush won by a margin of 500+ votes in the state of Florida over Gore. And that was the ballgame. Ralph Nader peeled 97,000+ votes away from Gore. If only 600 of those 90,000 had voted for the major party candidate that more aligned with their values, things would have been very different.

When I was in my senior year of college, 9/11 happened. The country and western world rallied around Bush's resolute response to the traumatizing terror attacks. I was in NY at the time, and it was a terrifying moment for the nation.

But the consequences of Bush being in office at that moment were immense.

Bush's disdain for his dad's nemesis, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, led him to invent a rationale to invade a country that literally had nothing to do with 9/11. End result? He killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, thousands of American troops, and spent over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money in the process.

Beyond the completely immoral and indefensible Iraq War, Bush was a complete disaster as a president. His "No Child Left Behind" effort turned public schools into standardized testing centers. He tripled down on fossil fuels and ignored climate change. His tax cuts for the rich helped contribute to the 2008 economic downturn that led to the Great Recession.

He was a terrible president.

In an alternate reality, Al Gore would have been president in 2001 when terrorists attacked America. Would he have gone into Iraq? Absolutely not. Would he have ignored global warming? 100% no! Gore was perhaps the preeminent proponent of fighting climate change at that time. Would he have passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy? No way.

This is a sliding doors scenario. What would have happened? We can't be sure. But one thing is for sure: those votes for Ralph Nader (in Florida in particular) were EXCEPTIONALLY consequential for the lives of millions around the world. Gore would have offered a more forward-facing, environmentally conscious & peaceful presidency that wasn't so rooted in grievance and privilege.

My point is:

Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win the election. That is a fact. You might feel the need to submit a "protest vote" as I did in 2000.

Just be ready to wear it when Donald Trump wins, strips away reproductive rights from all Americans, implements an economy-destroying tariff, dismantles the entire federal government, eliminates the Department of Education, prosecutes his perceived enemies, and devolves America into chaos.

There are no perfect choices. But rest assured, there are only two.

Trust me - I've been wearing my vote for a quarter century.

[Ben Rosen @ben_rosen]

chef boyardee: kamala harris should set aside one day a week for eating ravioli

[Matt Traldi @matt_traldi]

I didn't realize I was looking for validation for my group "people who laugh intensely, sometimes at inopportune times" but I am finding it very gratifying. #RepresentationMatters

[Robert Komaniecki @Komaniecki_R]

“Tim Walz joked that he doesn’t season his food, but I found a recipe he shared that includes a teaspoon of garlic powder” is the funniest thing to come out of election season so far

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

Can’t do laundry. Massive DDOS attack.

[Matt Traldi @matt_traldi]

Time to get busy

[Ezra Levin @ezralevin]

👇👇👇 Most people aren't political junkies. If you are, now's your opportunity to introduce Harris to your community before MAGA and trolls start trying to define her.

[Indivisible Guide ❌👑 @IndivisibleTeam]

We’re beyond proud to join President Biden in announcing our endorsement of Vice President Harris to be the 47th President of the United States!

Over 93% of Indivisibles in all 50 states and DC voted overwhelmingly to endorse @VP! 🧵

[Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17]

Harris straddled the line perfectly, didn’t show an ounce of disloyalty to Biden, and quietly had the strongest whip operation built up. Didn’t take endorsements for granted, and she now has the backing of both Biden and half of Congress within 6 hours of the news. Impressive.

[Sarah Dohl ❌👑 @SarahDohl]

Fun fact: @IndivisibleTeam has raised more in the last 5 hours from grassroots donors ready to hit the doors (& phones & postcards & more) for Vice President @KamalaHarris than on any other day in 2024 OR 2023. If you're ready to take the pledge to do the work to win in 106 days, we're ready for you: https://t.co/UFQLuRyP2j

[Indivisible Guide ❌👑 @IndivisibleTeam]

The whole political world will be looking at fundraising numbers right now as a measure of enthusiasm for Vice President Harris. This is a way for us to set a narrative about unity and massive energy.

[Charli @charli_xcx]

kamala IS brat

[Leah Greenberg says NO KINGS ❌👑 @Leahgreenb]

We pre-polled our Indivisible leaders on what should happen in this scenario and 95%+ agreed that it was crucial to swiftly unite behind Vice President Harris.

The grassroots stands overwhelmingly behind her.

[Ezra Levin @ezralevin]

My three immediate recommendations in response to the political violence at Trump’s rally today: https://t.co/I0Vfn66ULS

[Leah Greenberg says NO KINGS ❌👑 @Leahgreenb]

friendly reminder that anyone who's downplaying the significance of this verdict or preemptively declaring it won't have an impact on the election is doing the MAGA movement's work for them

[Matt Traldi @matt_traldi]

@dcwater @311DCgov @BenHusch @DC_ANC1D @BrianneKNadeau @CM_McDuffie @CMRobertWhiteDC @CMCHenderson We have water back in our house on Hobart. Is it safe to drink? Will it stay on or should we assume ongoing disruption until 5pm?

[Hadar Susskind @HadarSusskind]

Release the hostages. Stop the bombing.